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4434Introduction to Economic Analysishttp://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=297997
This textbook presents introductory economics (״principles״) material using standard mathematical tools, including calculus. It is designed for a relatively sophisticated undergraduate who has not taken a basic university course in economics. It also contains the standard intermediate microeconomics material and some material that ought to be standard but is not. The book can easily serve as an intermediate microeconomics text.The focus of this book is on the conceptual tools and not on fluff. Most microeconomics texts are mostly fluff and the fluff market is exceedingly over-served by $100+ texts. In contrast, this book reflects the approach actually adopted by the majority of economists for understanding economic activity. There are lots of models and equations and no pictures of economists.״The Open Source Introduction to Microeconomics״Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike LicenseCyber Economicshttp://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=80712
This website is designed to support courses in both macro- and micro-economics. By clicking on the Table of Contents, one can access information on a variety of topics. Each of these contains links to other explanations.A Pedestrian's Guide to the Economyhttp://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=557891
״Most books on the economy are written by economists for economists. As a handy reference source, this text provides answers to many of the most asked, a few of the least asked, and some of the never asked questions about the economy. The author begins with seven fundamental features of the economy that you probably know, but then again, may not. Because it gives you a working start into the economy, this journey is best taken before moving on to the more detailed topics in section II.״ An Introduction to Economicshttp://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=468324
According to the website, "This book was originally a set of personal teaching notes, designed for the GCE A-Level in the UK. The book contains the full set of economics notes, covering microeconomics and macroeconomics. As this course covers elementary economics, these notes could be used to help you to understand any introductory course, at school or college, particularly if you are having trouble understanding something and want a non-mathematical explanation to help you follow what is going on. It also makes a good teacher resource and could be used to design lessons.״An Introduction to Economicshttp://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=557877
״An Introduction to Economics by Kevin Bucknall, designed for the GCE A-Level (General Certificate of Education, Advanced Level) in the UK. As this covers basic economics, these notes could also be used to help you to understand any introductory course in college economics, particularly if you are having trouble with some of their maths and want a non-mathematical explanation to help you understand more quickly.״ Basic Economics for Students and Non-Students Alikehttp://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=801530
This is a free textbook that is offered by Amazon for reading on a Kindle. Anybody can read Kindle books—even without a Kindle device—with the free Kindle app for smartphones and tablets. Download the app for your device and start reading for free.'I believe that you will find BASIC ECONOMICS FOR STUDENTS AND NON-STUDENTS ALIKE to be a useful resource: whether you are a student who finds the material easy to understand or a student who is having problems understanding one or more topics covered in your economics class; whether you are taking an introductory economics course or an intermediate-level course; whether you are studying economics because you are interested in the subject or because you are required to take the subject; whether you are a student at all or simply somebody who wants to understand economics; whether you are interested in further studies or if you simply want to become better-informed as a citizen, voter, political “junkie”, or somebody trying to keep up with current events; whether you are looking for a learning resource in addition to other resources or if you are looking for a primary resource; or if you are an educator who wants an inexpensive resource for your students to use for any of the above reasons.You can use this e-book to learn the concepts involved in economics whether or not you are comfortable with the graphs, math, and statistics that people normally associate with economics. Graphs are not included, but both the graphs and the concepts behind them are explained; only basic math is included, and you can even skim over the math and still come away with an understanding of the concepts; statistics is not included at all.BASIC ECONOMICS FOR STUDENTS AND NON-STUDENTS ALIKE is an easy way to learn concepts relating to economics and the economy. It is a product of thousands of hours spent online, teaching basic concepts in economics to hundreds of students worldwide over the course of the past several years. From back and forth communications, I have discovered the explanations for the concepts that students find easiest to understand, as well as the areas that most often get misunderstood and under-emphasized.I have worked with students located throughout the United States and from many different countries, on six different continents; students from many different school systems with different points of emphasis; students with different levels of knowledge, different backgrounds, and different levels of interest in the subject. I have received numerous comments and testimonials regarding the teaching methods that I incorporate in BASIC ECONOMICS FOR STUDENTS AND NON-STUDENTS ALIKE.The subject matter included in BASIC ECONOMICS FOR STUDENTS AND NON-STUDENTS ALIKE comes from a compilation of many different textbooks at the introductory and intermediate levels. My goal was to include every subject in economics that normally will be found in an introductory level textbook of economics, microeconomics, or macroeconomics. Since different school systems, different classroom instructors, and different textbooks cover a slightly different combination of topics, BASIC ECONOMICS FOR STUDENTS AND NON-STUDENTS ALIKE is a little more comprehensive than most single introductory textbooks of economics. Some of the topics will be found in introductory classes in some schools, but in intermediate-level classes in other schools.'Capital as Power: A Study of Order and Creorderhttp://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=557934
״According to the authors, capital is not a narrow economic entity, but a symbolic quantification of power. It has little to do with utility or abstract labour, and it extends far beyond machines and production lines. Capital, the authors claim, represents the organized power of dominant capital groups to reshape – or creorder – their society.״ CyberEconomicshttp://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=557984
״This is a complete, online textbook for introductory economics. It is an easy-to-read approach to economics with a variety of interactive problems and questions. It not only can be used as the primary textbook for college or advanced high-school principles-of-economics courses, but it provides excellent supplemental material for economics courses using traditional textbooks. Many people who are trying to understand one or two economic concepts find CyberEconomics a useful reference.״Dynamic Economics: Theoretical and Statistical Studies of Demand, Production and Priceshttp://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=625530
Contents: Static Versus Dynamic Economics; Demand for Consumer Goods; Automotive Demand for Gasoline; Demand for Agricultural Products; Demand for Capital Goods; Factors Influencing Residential Building; Growth and Decline of Industry; Joint Demand and Loss Leaders; Production, Cost and Profit; Adjustments of Cost; Productive Incentives; Behavior of Free and Restrained Prices; Exchange in a Capitalistic Economy.Economicshttp://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=878365
The Boundless Economics textbook is a college-level, introductory textbook that covers the important subject of Economics. Boundless works with subject matter experts to select the best open educational resources available on the web, review the content for quality, and create introductory, college-level textbooks designed to meet the study needs of university students.This textbook covers:Principles of EconomicsThe Market System&nbsp;Introducing Supply and Demand&nbsp;Economic SurplusConsumer Choice and Utility&nbsp;Elasticity and its ImplicationsMarket Failure: ExternalitiesMarket Failure: Public Goods and Common ResourcesProduction&nbsp;MonopolyMonopolistic CompetitionOligopoly&nbsp;Inputs to Production: Labor, Natural Resources, and Technology&nbsp;Challenges to Efficient Outcomes&nbsp;Taxes and Public FinanceIncome Inequality and PovertyIntroduction to Macroeconomics&nbsp;Measuring Output and IncomeEconomic GrowthInflationUnemployment&nbsp;Inflation and Unemployment&nbsp;Aggregate Demand and Supply&nbsp;Major Macroeconomic Theories&nbsp;Fiscal PolicyThe Monetary SystemMonetary PolicyThe Financial SystemCurrent Topics in MacroeconomicsInternational TradeOpen-Economy MacroeconomicsEconomic CrisesInterest and ProfitHealth Care EconomicsNatural Resource EconomicsEconomics of AgricultureImmigration Economics